Legal Opinion

Downer v. Campbell

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Washington County

Decided June 30, 1934Published

1Opinion of the Court

Brownson, P. J.,

This case was originally heard on the argument list before a full bench, consisting of Brownson, P. J., and Cummins *435and Hughes, JJ. Before a decision was arrived at, Judge Cummins died, and it now devolves upon his surviving colleagues to dispose of the case.

The record brought before us by this writ of certiorari shows an action commenced by the issuing of a “fraudulent-debtor attachment” and also a writ of “short summons”. The exceptions which question the right of the plaintiffs to have such an attachment issued and the sufficiency of the service made by the constable cannot…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BalphSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1886
  2. Ewing v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1862
  3. Long v. Lebanon National BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
  4. Harger v. Commissioners of Washington CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1849
  5. Patterson v. PattersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1856

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